From: Dave Schweisguth Date: 2011-04-07T13:41:20+09:00 Subject: [ruby-core:35637] [Ruby 1.9 - Bug #4561][Open] 1.9.2 requires parentheses around argument of method call in an array, where 1.8.7 did not Issue #4561 has been reported by Dave Schweisguth. ---------------------------------------- Bug #4561: 1.9.2 requires parentheses around argument of method call in an array, where 1.8.7 did not http://redmine.ruby-lang.org/issues/4561 Author: Dave Schweisguth Status: Open Priority: Normal Assignee: Category: core Target version: ruby -v: ruby 1.9.2p180 (2011-02-18 revision 30909) [x86_64-darwin10.7.0] [dave hladik:~] cat method_call_without_parens_in_array.rb def method_name(arg) end [ method_name 'value' ] [dave hladik:~] ruby -v ruby 1.8.7 (2011-02-18 patchlevel 334) [i686-darwin10] [dave hladik:~] ruby method_call_without_parens_in_array.rb [dave hladik:~] rvm 1.9.2 [dave hladik:~] ruby -v ruby 1.9.2p180 (2011-02-18 revision 30909) [x86_64-darwin10.7.0] [dave hladik:~] ruby method_call_without_parens_in_array.rb method_call_without_parens_in_array.rb:4: syntax error, unexpected tSTRING_BEG, expecting keyword_do or '{' or '(' [ method_name 'value' ] ^ method_call_without_parens_in_array.rb:4: syntax error, unexpected ']', expecting $end [dave hladik:~] rvm system [dave hladik:~] ruby -v ruby 1.8.7 (2011-02-18 patchlevel 334) [i686-darwin10] [dave hladik:~] cat method_call_with_parens_in_array.rb def method_name(arg) end [ method_name('value') ] [dave hladik:~] ruby -v ruby 1.8.7 (2011-02-18 patchlevel 334) [i686-darwin10] [dave hladik:~] ruby method_call_with_parens_in_array.rb [dave hladik:~] rvm 1.9.2 [dave hladik:~] ruby -v ruby 1.9.2p180 (2011-02-18 revision 30909) [x86_64-darwin10.7.0] [dave hladik:~] ruby method_call_with_parens_in_array.rb # no error -- http://redmine.ruby-lang.org